Acknowledgements
James Shelenske, Kelly Kaliszewski, City Clerk’s Office
Judy Balistreri, Kris Schell, South Milwaukee Historical Society
Photos Courtesy of Mary Francis, Julie Swanson, and the South Milwaukee Historical Society
Remember the first woman elected alderperson Mary Nelson in 1973.
George C. Bush Mayor 1897 –1898
Born: February 1838 New York State
Died: May 18, 1927 Wood Home for Disabled Vets
Buried: Ohio Cemetery Rio, Columbia County, Wisconsin
Spouse: Helen F. Knight
George Bush was a Civil War veteran. He enlisted on August 1, 1861 in Fall River, Wisconsin.
Racine Journal July 8, 1897: “The election in South Milwaukee resulted in the election of George C. Bush, Republican, for mayor.”
The 1870 census lists him as a farmer in Otsego, Columbia County, Wisconsin. Value of property 10,000.
The 1905 Wisconsin census shows him living in Milwaukee’s 17 th ward and a carpenter.
Bush ran for mayor against Herman A. Ohm (who later became the postmaster) twice. He won the first election by 2 votes and the second election by 1 vote.
Remember Joseph Fink had a large farm on College Avenue, now Southtowne.
DeLos A. Fowle Mayor 1899 –1900
Born: November 1853 Oak Creek (South Milwaukee)
Died: 1920
Buried: 1st Congregational Church
Spouse: Mamie August Forbes
Father: Alfred Fowle 1822 –1904 Mother: Mary Jane Baldwin Fowle 1928 –1899 Both born in England
Children: Robert S. Fowle born 1877 Warren D. Fowle born 1881 Floyd L. Fowle born 1893
Occupations: 1880 census basket maker 1900 census grocery store 1910 manager coal company 1920 none
News Clip: December 1901 Delos Fowle (School Board President) Delos Fowle is a representative citizen of South Milwaukee and a member of the Fowle & Bethel firm, grocers, who are located on North Chicago Avenue. Mr. Fowle is a native of South Milwaukee. He was elected mayor of this municipality two years ago, and at present holds the prominent position of president of the school board. He was the first treasurer elected in the new town, serving the public in all the officers he held with the same discrimination and wise judgment.
Remember penny candy at the corner store, or when you got several pieces for one cent in a small paper bag.
Frederick E. Mansfield Mayor 1900 –1901
Born: May 25, 1864 Oak Creek (South Milwaukee)
Died: May 20, 1932 Los Angeles, California)
Spouse: Evelyn Thelen
Father: Farrier Young Mansfield (1814 -1890) Mother: Electa Rawson (1823 -1906)
Electa Rawson was a descendant of Moses Rawson (1753 -1833). In 1777, Moses Rawson was a corporal in the 6 th Company Colonel James Wes- son’s regiment. ( North American Histories – Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage. )
Mansfield was one the signers of the original articles of incorporation of South Milwaukee, and was first Village President (elected December 3, 1892).
The 1900 census shows his occupational as real estate.
Mansfield was the South Milwaukee only mayor to be impeached: “This resulted from a dispute between the mayor and common council over the purchase of the electric light plant and the mayor’s refusal to carry out the orders of the council. The impeachment fight was carried on in circuit court until April 1900, and was only decided on the day before J. M. Millman was elected mayor to succeed Mansfield.”
Remember glass milk and cream bottles delivered to your door.
John M. Millman III Mayor 1901
Born: September 16,1856 Heathfield, England
Died: January 26, 1936 Culpepper, Virginia
Spouse(s): Lydia Venning Carrie Eliza Sweney
First Wife: Lydia Venning died 6 months after they were married.
Second Wife: Carrie Eliza Sweney. Married in Geneseo, Illinois on October 4, 1894. Carrie was the granddaughter of George Sweney who was a congressman from Bucyrus.
Children: Louise Wyckoff Millman born in 1895 in Milwaukee John Murray Millman born in 1902 in Chicago, Illinois James Charles Millman born in 1909 in Charlottesville, Virginia. Died April 6, 1927. Adopted Son: Norman T. Williams. Was a distant relative whom Millman raised from childhood with his own children.
Millman was the youngest of seven children and the only one who came to America, leaving his father, mother, five sisters and one brother behind in England.
In 1880, he began working as a time -keeper for Bucyrus Foundry and Manufacturing Co. in Ohio. He moved to South Milwaukee with the company in 1893. He earned many promotions and was secretary/ treasurer of Bucyrus for many years.
For health reasons, he left South Milwaukee and Bucyrus, and relocated to Virginia, where he was a farmer.
Remember Welbes Dairy delivered milk from a wagon pulled by a horse.
Edward A. Bunn Mayor 1901 –1902
Born: October 1842 New York State
Died: July 22, 1925 South Milwaukee
Buried: 1st Congregational Cemetery
Spouse: Mary E. Rust
Mother: Asenath Chapman Bunn
Children: Augustine, George, Alice, James, Edward and Irene
Civil War Veteran Light Artillery 7 th Battery (September 19, 1861 – July 20, 1865)
Obituary E.A. Bunn Funeral in South Milwaukee Funeral services for Edward A. Bunn, 82, Civil War veteran who died at the Soldiers’ home Wednesday, were held Saturday afternoon at the residence, 1603 Lake Avenue, South Milwaukee. Burial was at Congregational Cemetery. Mr. Bunn was elected the first village president in 1891 and served 2 terms. He was also a justice of the peace and police justice from the time the police court was created until old age caused his retirement four years ago. He also served on the school board and was a member of the Masonic Order.
Remember the go kart track was operated by Duke’s Service Station on Rawson Avenue across from Midland Mfg. Co.
Charles Franke Mayor 1902 –1908, 1910 –1916 & 1924 –1928
Born: August 22, 1864 Kassel, Germany
Died: June 10, 1938 South Milwaukee
Buried: Forest Hill Memorial Park
Spouse: Etta Franke
Charles Franke arrived in the United States on July 6, 1881, with his father at age 17, and settled near Baraboo, Wisconsin.
Occupations: 1893 –1906 shoe sales and repair store; 1906 –1919 hotel and tavern; 1919 –1928 drug store. After that and until the date of his death he was employed at Bucyrus -Erie.
In the early years, he worked on the farm and at the shoe trade. He moved to Milwaukee in 1887, and worked at Atkins West & Company for 5 years. He moved to South Milwaukee in 1892, and assisted in organizing the village.
In South Milwaukee, he engaged in the shoe business for 14 years. He then disposed of his store and turned his attention to the hotel business. He was the proprietor of Hotel Blatz. On May 1, 1920, he established a drug store.
He was a member of the South Milwaukee Fire Department for 13 years and for 3 of those years was its chief. He served one term as an alderperson from 1901 to 1903.
One of his biographers said, “His advent into municipal politics was as spectacular as it was sudden. He came prominently into the limelight during the Mansfield trial in 1901, by reason of his powerful opposition to the fifty -year franchise given to the electric railroad.”
Remember those who served the City.
Sidney M. Smith, M.D. Mayor 1908 –1910
Born: December 2, 1873 Ontario, Canada
Died: 1956
Buried: Forest Home Cemetery
Spouse: Elizabeth (Lizzie) Taylor
Father: Otis Smith Emigrated to the U.S.: May 8, 1900 Became Naturalized Citizen: February 24, 1906
Children: Herbert Smith born July 18, 1899 in Canada Florence Smith born May 14, 1907 in South Milwaukee
From 1900 –1920 lived in Milwaukee and South Milwaukee. Founded South Milwaukee Hospital.
News Clip: December 1901 —“Dr. S. M. Smith was born in New York State in 1873 [sic]. His early education was acquired in the public schools and he began the study of medicine in Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada. He was graduated from that institution in 1898, after which he located in South Milwaukee, where he has since been practicing. Dr. Smith was selected by the common council to fill the unexpired term of Dr. Nolte, resigned, as commissioner of health, and was elected to the same office at the last spring election. He is medical examiner for five different lodges, and has a wide - spread practice in South Milwaukee. Dr. Smith is a young man, energetic and capable. His active interest in his profession and in the general welfare of the people brings him in touch with public affairs, and he is held in high esteem for his ability and energetic service. He is winning an inevitable position in the medical profession and is being rewarded for the merit he deserves.”
Remember the Texaco Station on Hawthorne and North Chicago where the Dairy Queen is now.
George E. Lorig Mayor 1916 –1920
Born: 1862
Died: August 31, 1938
Buried: Sacred Heart Cemetery
Spouse: Elizabeth Lorig
Son: George E. Lorig, Jr. (1893 -1938)
Mayor during World War I.
Lived at 818 Marquette Avenue.
Fire Chief of Volunteer Fire Department from 1905 -1908. He was also the Fire Marshal of Cudahy.
Remember the toy loan center on Rawson Avenue next to Rawson Park.
William Grobschmidt Mayor 1920 -1924
Born: February 2, 1867 Town of Lake (now Cudahy)
Died: September 20, 1957
Buried: Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
Spouse: Agatha Bautz
Father: John Grobschmidt Mother: Katherine Puetz
Children: Nita Anderson Carl Grobschmidt John Grobschmidt Eugene Grobschmidt William Grobschmidt Marie Bleck Madison
Occupations: Farmer, gravel dealer, real estate agent, insurance broker, bank president, alderperson, village president, village assessor, mayor, and city treasurer.
Elected: Treasurer 1896 and 1897 Mayor 1920 and 1922 Alderperson, 5 terms 1907 -1919
Remember dish night at the movie theater.
Erwin H. Baetke Mayor 1928 –1932
Born: March 8, 1895 Milwaukee County
Died: February 10, 1970
Buried: Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
Spouse: Ann Charlotte Grote
No children.
His mother died when he was 12 so he moved to Oak Creek to live with his aunt and uncle. Attended school in South Milwaukee.
His 1917 Word War I Draft Registration, lists his occupation as a pattern maker working for John Ehm & Son, Lake Street. In the 1930 census, he is listed as a teacher at a vocational school (Wisconsin Vocational School).
Baeke completed an apprenticeship in pattern making at Bucyrus -Erie and earned a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Arts. He later earned a master’s degree from Chicago University.
He taught math at Milwaukee Vocational School (now MATC) from 1923 to 1948.
In 1924, he was elected alderperson of the 4th District. During his term as mayor, the high school on Memorial Drive was completed, and city hall and fire stations were built. He later moved to Oak Creek where he had a store.
He worked with others to get Trinity Memorial Hospital built and was the first president.
Remember the weekly Farmer’s Market held between Milwaukee and Madison Avenues.
Charles J. Plotz Mayor 1932 –1938 & 1940 –1952
Born: February 25, 1879 Ontario, Canada
Died: July 5, 1955 South Milwaukee
Buried: Forest Hill Memorial Park
Spouse: Jessie Robarge
Children: Gladys, Rolland, Raymond, Marjorie, Russel and Earl
U.S. Citizen by father’s naturalization.
Worked as tool dispenser (tool crib) at Bucyrus -Erie Co.
Served 18 years as mayor.
Backed the first Spectacle of Music parade in 1946
Worked under the New Deal and Works Progress Act to build a warming house on the lagoon, bridges across Oak Creek in the parkway, bridges over the ravine and Eb’s Creek, piers out into Lake Michigan and a bathhouse at beach.
Remember barnstorming on the Friday night before the Spectacle of Music parade.
Walter J. McCreedy Mayor 1938 -1940
Born: January 23, 1886 Oak Creek Territory
Died: September 27, 1954
Spouse: Rose Grote
Father: George McCreedy Mother: Mary Gatfield
1900 Census: Age 14 student 1910 Census: Age 19 no occupation listed 1910 Census: Clerk at Bucyrus Erie 1918 WWI Draft Registration: Grocer at 1219 N. Chicago Living at 807 Park Avenue 1920 Census: Grocery store 1930 Census: Partner in grocery store with brother Jeremiah 1940 Census: City Clerk; living at 807 Park Avenue. 1942 WWII Draft Registration: Employed at Bucyrus Erie Living at 828 Madison Avenue
He was an alderman for 3 years before becoming mayor.
Death Notice in the Oshkosh Daily Northwestern (Tuesday, 9/28/1954): “Former South Milwaukee Mayor, McCreedy dies. Walter J. McCreedy, 68, former mayor of South Milwaukee died Monday at his home after a brief illness. Mayor 1938 -40. Services will be held Wednesday.”
Remember the first Post Office was in a house on North Chicago Avenue and Pine Street.
Dean L. Potter Mayor 1952 -1956
Born: March 18, 1918
Died: October 21, 1998
Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery
Spouse: Geraldine Fitzgerald
Father: Matthew Potter (1872 -1968) Mother: Rose Friedhoff
Children: James, William, Mary, Margaret , Kathleen, and Matthew
Member of the Police & Fire Commission Member of the South Milwaukee School Board Member of South Milwaukee Kiwanis Club and the B.E. Old Goats Charter member of the South Milwaukee Municipal Band One of the founders of the Spectacle of Music Choir Director at South Milwaukee United Methodist Church for 35 years
Remember Matthew Potter organized some of the Memorial Day parades where school children marched holding America flags.
William P. Atkinson Mayor 1956 –1964
Born: May 14, 1901 Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania
Died: November 22, 1980
Buried: Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
Spouse: Agnes Atkinson
Children: Alice Swessel Caroline Medek Catherine Busch Virginia Philbrick Elizabeth Raschka Williams Atkinson, Jr.
Atkinson graduated from Penn State University in 1925, with a degree in civil engineering.
He received a certificate in insurance and banking from the University of Pennsylvania in 1928.
In 1929, he joined Bucyrus -Erie as a product engineer in the design and research department, a job he held until retiring in 1964, when he was elected to the state legislature.
He was a retired lieutenant in the U.S. Naval Reserve and served in World War II from 1942 to 1946. He was active in veterans’ group and received numerous awards from these groups.
Served as Chairman of the City Planning Commission from 1949 –1954. Served as the City Housing Commissioner from 1948 –1954. Served as Chairman of Board of Public Works from 1951 –1956. Served as an Alderperson from 1951 –1956. Elected Mayor in 1956 and served three terms until 1964. State Representative from 1964 –1973.
Remember Barth’s Candy Store across from Rawson School in the 1960’s.
Joseph M. Kehoe Mayor 1964 -1966
Born: March 18, 1923
Died: June 29, 2001
Buried: Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
Born in South Milwaukee.
3 time alderperson - 1967 through 1973.
Served as a member of the Navy in World War II and Korea.
1968 — Elected Officials
Standing ( L-R) ?, Norman Rothe, Joseph Kehoe, Ervin Weber, George Hoppa, Richard Kuzminski, Daniel Ragan Seated: Henry Tylicki, Police Chief; Ferdinand Brutvan, Treasurer; John Tertadian, City Engineer; Louis Mosakowski, City Clerk; Mayor Chet Grobschmidt, Francis Cathlina, City Attorney; Thomas Meszaros, Assessor; Max Dinlkelman, Fire Chief
Remember the South Milwaukee Municipal Band was formed in 1935. Remember the blue uniforms they wore?
Chester W. Grobschmidt Mayor 1966 -1994
Born: June 8, 1920 Town of Lake (now Cudahy)
Spouse(s): Leone Repech Lorraine Schweitzer
Grobschmidt moved to South Milwaukee in 1926. He went to St. Mary’s Grade School and graduated from South Milwaukee High School.
He married Leone Repech in January 1948 (during the Blizzard of ‘48). She passed away in September 1982. In 1992, he married Lorraine Schweitzer.
Children: Richard Grobschmidt and Karen (Grobschmidt) Southerlin
He served in the Navy in World War II (1942 -1946), stationed in New Guinea – Admiralty Islands. Discharged 2nd Class Metalsmith. Was able to be honored by the Honor Flight to Washington D.C.
His first job in 1938, was pedaling the Shopping News. He worked at Bucyrus Erie as a templet maker from 1942 through his retirement in 1983.
He served as an alderperson for the 4th District for 9 years. He was elected mayor in 1964, served 28 years, retiring in 1994. Involved in the Street Scaping Committee, War Memorial, and many other improvements for the City.
Member of all of the Veterans Organizations and past Historical Society President.
Remember the present City Hall was formerly Parkway Elementary School.
David Kieck Mayor 1994 -2006
Born: March 8, 1953 Milwaukee County
Spouse: Debra Mersenske
Children: Laura, Heather, and Lisa
Grandchildren: Alia, Ethan, Noah, Emmett, Isaac, Harper, Blake, Andrew, Owen, Leo, and Judah
Served South Milwaukee as an elected official for 27 years.
Alderperson 2nd District 1973 -1979 Member Board of Education 1983 -1992 President Board of Education 1986 -1988 Mayor 1994 -2006
Kieck is a life -long resident of South Milwaukee and was the youngest elected official in the city when elected an alderperson at the age of 20 in 1973. While on the Board of Education, the School District moved the 9th grade from junior high to senior high, creating elementary schools grades K-5, a middle school grades 6 -8, and a high school grades 9 -12. As mayor, Dave led the creation of the Community Development Authority which added millions of dollars to the City’s tax valuation. South Milwaukee commemorated its centennial in 1997 with a weeklong celebration which was a precursor to the City’s Old Fashioned Christmas celebration.
Remember the youngest person elected alderperson Dave Kieck at the age of 20 in 1973.
Thomas Zepecki Mayor 2006 -2014
Born: August 15, 1945 Milwaukee
Spouse: Kathleen Pearson
Zepecki attended Sacred Heart Grade School in St. Francis and Notre Dame High School graduating in 1963. He attended UWM for one year.
Children: Robert, Dianne, and Laura.
He built a home in South Milwaukee in 1983.
He became an alderperson in 1987, serving 19 years. He served 12 years as council president and finance chairman. Served as interim mayor for 8 months while there was a disputed election settled by a court challenge.
Served 4 terms (8 years) as mayor.
Served South Milwaukee as an elected official for 27 years.
th Remember Ray’s Lunch on 10 Avenue next to the Post Office.
Erik Brooks Mayor 2014 -Present
Born: September 26, 1975 Milwaukee
Spouse: Sarah Brooks
Erik was born and raised on the south side of Milwaukee and graduated from St. Matthew’s on Milwaukee’s south side, St. Thomas More High School and Marquette University.
After graduating from Marquette University in 1997, Erik spent the first 10 years of his professional life as a sports, business and news journalist before moving into the role as a communications professional at MillerCoors in 2007.
Erik and his wife moved to South Milwaukee in 2002, and have two children.
He was elected as a 4th District alderperson in 2009, and was first elected mayor in 2014.
Remember the young are our future!
Others that have Served the City of South Milwaukee
Village Presidents City Treasurers Frederick E. Mansfield 1892 William Grobschmidt 1897 Edward A. Bunn 1893 Jacob Krueck 1898 -1899 W.P. Hatch 1894 M.M. Heidgen 1900 -1906 J.E. Vollmer 1895 B.J. Caveney 1906 -1912 Frederick E. Mansfield 1896 Delos A. Fowle 1912 -1920 H.A. Ohm 1897 M. Breismeister 1920 -1924 M. Costigan 1924 -1928 Village Clerks M. Costigan/Elmer Welbes 1928 -1930 Delos A. Fowle 1892 Elmer Welbes 1930 -1960 George C. Bush 1893 -1895 Ferdinand M. Brutvan 1960 -1990 F.J. Boyle 1895 -1896 Kathleen Coulthurst 1990 -2000 Ty McGovran 1896 Karen Skowronski 2000 -Present
City Administrators Fire Chiefs Norbert S. Theine 1972 -1993 Roland Pritchard 1902 -1904 John Syndegaard 1993 -1995 George Lorig 1905 -1908 Thomas Reber 1995 -1998 Peter Bahl 1909 -1910 Tammy LaBorde 1998 -2003 John Gramza 1911 -1912 Tamara L. Mayzik 2003 -Present William Zarback 1912 -1916 John Gramza 19117 -1920 City Clerks Fred Hetzer 1921 -1922 - Dennis J. Sweeney 1898 John O’Connell 1922 1938 - George C. Bush 1899 Raymond Gee 1938 1959 - Joseph Saxler 1900 -1906 Max Dinkelman 1960 1974 - William G. O’Neill 1906 -1912 Russell Wendt 1974 1988 - John O’Connell 1912 -1918 Don Egner 1989 1995 - John S. Kozlowski 1918 -1924 Richard L. Omernik 1995 2003 - R. J. Schauer 1924 -1926 Jay Behling 2003 2011 - Herman W. Daehling 1926 -1946 Joseph Knitter 2012 Present
Louis J. Mosakowski 1946 -1976
Margaret Nowicki 1976 -1982 Police Chiefs Jacqueline Johnson 1982 -2004 George Heidelberg 1910 -1914 Kathleen Lisowski 2004 -2010 George Schoeperle 1914 -1917 James Shelenske 2010 -2019 Frank J. Briesemeister 1917 -1949 Karen L. Kastenson 2019 -Present Henry Tylicki 1949 -1982 William A. Redding 1982 -1988 Engineers William Redding 1982 -1988 - Charles R. Dinauer 1957 -1958 Erick V. Slamka 1988 1998 - Donald Pedro 1962 -1963 Timothy S. Talaska 1998 2005 - Norbert S. Theine Ann M. Wellens 2005 2018 - Michael Lemens William R. Jessup 2018 Present Kyle E. Vandercar 1997 -Present
City Attorneys Senior Center Director W.J. Riley 1901 -1922 Mary Staffold 1982 -1984 Cy Thieme 1922 -1930 Theresa Bellone 1984 -1990 C.J. O’Brien 1930 -1932 Sandra Quinlan 1990 -Present Cy Thieme 1932 -1934 C.J. O’Brien 1934 -1938 Public Health Administrators - J.T. McCarrier 1938 1942 Lydia Dimberg 1911 -1930 - J.T. McCarrier/M. Dockery 1942 1944 Elizabeth Walsh 1930 -1944 - M. Dockery 1944 1946 Veronica Fabke Durbahn 1944 -1973 - R.E. Mullins 1946 1950 Ruth Kurtin 1973 -1993 - Clarence O’Brien 1950 1952 Marcia Meilicke 1993 -1998 - Richard P. Rouse 1952 1964 Jacqueline Ove 1998 -Present Francis W. Cathlina 1964 -1972 Kenneth Bukowski 1972 -1976 Street Superintendents Francis W. Cathlina 1976 -1982 J. Steussi 1901 -1920 Joseph Murphy 1982 -2016 K. Manka 1920 -1922 - Christopher R. Smith 2016 Present - Henry Wink 1922 1936 Barney Doda 1936 -1938
Library Directors Henry Wink 1938 -1946
Estelle Whalen O. McCann 1946 -1966
Gladys Hook Robert Ahlhaus 1966 -1986
Meta Nelson John Schmitt 1986 -1994
William Hill Richard Davidoff 1994 -2016
Don Dorance Daniel Ratajski 2017 -Present Kathleen Gray
Susan Flaherty Wastewater Superintendents
Linda Paulaskas - Vernon A. Zingsheim 1950 1963 Robert Pfeiffer - John Martinek 1963 1979 Elizabeth Champe - Thomas Krueger 1979 1982 Duane DeBoer 1983 -2005
Municipal Judges Andrew Bakalarski 2005 -Present E.A. Bunn 1914 -1916 George A. Anderson 1918 -1942 Water Superintendents Carl Ronkowski 1942 -1948 John Skorupski 1954 -1991 Warren P. Warden 1948 -1972 Frank Griffin 1991 -1994 Francis Cathlina 1972 -1976 Ruth Wisniewski 1994 -2005 Tom G. Bitters 1976 -2000 Douglas Fischer 2005 -Present William E. Fenger 2000 -Present
Alderpersons 1897 —1925
1897 -1899 1911 -1913 M. Bedessem W.W. Scott W. Grobschmidt Phil. Knoll, Jr. P.J. Donahue W.H. Andrews F.F. Coutts M. Potter Ludwig Brings W.W. Ward George Orth George Rogers M. Ludwiczak G.A. O'Brien George O'Brien A. Zywicki
1899 -1901 1913 -1915 M. Bedessem Louis George W. Grobschmidt J. Ahrens A.J. Schubring E.G. Reed F.F. Coutts W. Kuhnke Ludwig Brings J. Whittingham George Orth George Rogers M. Ludwiczak FX. Markert F.X. Markert A. Zywicki
1901 -1903 1915 -1917 E.A. Bunn H. Wegwart M. Potter R. Scott John Bettinger Charles Franke Edward Petzold W. Kuhnke John Ratchford E.L. Fowle J. Stosick W. Olszewski Joseph Weinstock A. Zywicki Ed. Bessler Frank Kowski
1903 -1905 1917 -1919 M. Bedessem W. Krueck M. Potter R. Scott R. Hofer H. Chesick Edward Werner George Rogers H. Ohm J. Whalen George Griswold Frank Wagner F.X. Markert A. Zywicki Ed Bessler A. Zywicki
1905 -1907 1919 -1921 M. Bedessem Phil. Knoll, Jr. M. Potter W. Grobschmidt J.E. Roets Edward Petzold R. Kleist George Rogers H. Ohm E. Buckler C. Ronkowski W. Olszewski F.X. Markert M. Ludwiczak H. Jankowski P. Kuczynski
1907 -1909 1921 -1923 W. Grobschmidt Phil. Knoll, Jr. M. Potter J. Jensen R. Kleist A. Bittman R. Kleist S. Bertke B. Marren A. Prall C. Ronkowski B. Marren M. Breismeister M. Ludwiczak A. Zywicki P. Kuczynski
1909 -1911 1923 -1925 W. Grobschmidt Phil. Knoll, Jr. M. Potter J. Jensen F.F. Coutts A. Bittman R. Kleist J. Willms, Jr. B. Marren George Rogers C. Ronkowski F.J. Clark M. Breismeister A. Zywicki J. Kaczanowski P. Kuczynski
Alderpersons 1925 -1949
1925 -1927 1937 -1939 M. Potter J. Jensen Allen Fadel W. McCreedy R. Kleist J.E. Kehoe J.K. George F. Monroe C. Ronkowski Greg Burns R. Kleist J. Kaczanowski A. Zywicki Al Wink E. Derepkowski Joseph Miech A. Tylicki 1927 -1929 M. Potter J. Jensen 1939 -1941 R. Kleist J.E. Kehoe Allen Fadel Charles Oakley F. Monroe P. Thorn Greg Burns Steve Antisdel E. Baetke/J. Palasz A. Zywicki Al Wink Ed Chmielecki Joseph Miech A. Tylicki 1929 -1931 M. Potter Charles Plotz 1941 -1943 R. Kleist J.E. Kehoe Allen Fadel Charles Oakley F. Monroe P. Thorn Greg Burns John Aspel J. Palasz R. Stelmachowski Al Wink Joseph Vranik Joseph Miech A. Tylicki 1931 -1933 D. Srnec Charles Plotz J. Jensen Allen Fadel J. Gee 1943 -1945 William Krueger Allen Fadel Charles Oakley F. Monroe P. Thorn L.M. Gladfelter John Aspel A. Zywicki R. Stelmachowski A. Wink J. Vranik E. Joncas E. Chmielecki 1933 -1935 Joseph Miech Frank Ragan Allen Fadel J. Jensen J. Kehoe/R. Kleist William Krueger 1945 -1947 G. Burns Allen Fadel Charles Oakley P. Thorn Leo. Napiontek W. Rehbein John Aspel T. Novak E. Derepkowski Ed Chmielecki Joseph Vranik A. Zywicki R. Stelmachowski J. Miech/A. Tylicki Frank Ragan
1935 -1937 1947 -1949 Allen Fadel Walter McCreedy A. Fadel/C.C. Martzke B. Linde Greg Burns W. Krueger/R. F. Simback Kleist W. Rehbein John Aspel Charles Uttke Ed. Chmielecki Charles Uttke W. Nagy J. Kaczanowski R. Stelmachowski A. Tylicki E. Pisarek J. Miech
Alderpersons 1949 -1973
1949 -1951 1961 -1963 C.C. Martzke William C. Dolson Joseph Utter Norman L. Rothe L.M. Gladfelter John Aspel Tony Citko Chester Gerlach Joseph Vranik W. Nagy William Dreher Vermon Knoll Joseph Malczewski E. Pisarek Chester Grobschmidt Adolph Tylicki
1951 -1953 1963 -1965 Alfred Wink F. Markarian Joseph Utter Norman L. Rothe W.C. Dolson J. KehoelT. Citko Harold Dinkelman L.M. Gladfelter William Rehbein Ervin Weber Vernon Knoll William Heinrich W. Nagy Chester Grobschmidt Adolph Tylicki Joseph Malczewski E. Pisarek 1965 -1967 1953 -1955 Walter Eglsaer Norman L. Rothe Alfred Wink William C. Dolson Armand Bischoff Harold Dinkelman Harold Dinkelman Chester Gerlach Ervin Weber George Hoppa R. J. Sokolowski Vernon Knoll C. Grobschmidt Richard Kuzminski W.P. Atkinson Adolph Tylicki Daniel Ragan
1955 -1957 1967 -1969 Alfred Wink Norman L. Rothe Walter Eglsaer Norman L. Rothe Harold Dinkelman Peter Brink Armand Bischoff Joseph Kehoe R. J. Sokolowski Ervin Weber Ervin Weber George Hoppa W.P. Atkinson Adolph Tylicki Daniel Ragan Richard Kuzminski V. Rittman 1969 -1971 1957 -1959 Eugene Merkel Norman L. Rothe Alfred Wink Norman L. Rothe A.J. Walek Joseph Kehoe Harold Dinkelman Peter Brink Ervin Weber George Hoppa Richard Olbrantz Ervin Weber Daniel Ragan Richard Kuzminski Chester Grobschmidt Adolph Tylicki 1971 -1973 1959 -1961 Eugene Merkel Norman L. Rothe Alfred Wink Norman L. Rothe A.J. Walek Joseph Kehoe Harold Dinkelman Chester Gerlach George Swessel Frank Zawacki Richard Olbrantz Ervin Weber Daniel Ragan Richard Kuzminski Chester Grobschmidt Adolph Tylicki
Alderpersons 1973 –1993
1973 - 1975 1983 -1985 Eugene Merkel Norman L. Rothe F. J. Mahsem Russell Budzisz Mary Nelson David M. Kieck Joseph M. Kehoe Ronald Schlueter George Swessel Frank Zawacki K. Kwiatkowski W.J. LaPlant Daniel Ragan Richard Kuzminski E.J. Wruck Ralph Lisowski
1975 -1977 1985 -1987 George L. Kleiner Francis J. Mahsem F.J. Mahsem Richard Schultz Mary Nelson David M. Kieck Joseph M. Kehoe Ronald Schlueter George Swessel Frank Zawacki Trudy Karr W.J. LaPlant Daniel Ragan Richard Kuzminski Edward Wruck Ralph Lisowski
1977 -1979 1987 -1989 George L. Kleiner Francis J. Mahsem David Poff Richard Schultz Mary Nelson David M. Kieck Joseph Kehoe Ronald Schlueter George Swessel Frank Zawacki Trudy Karr Thomas Zepecki Daniel Ragan Richard Kuzminski W.J. LaPlant Karen Sostarich Ralph Lisowski 1979 -1981 G.L. Kleiner Francis J. Mahsem 1989 -1991 tR. Budzisz David Off John Bernaden Mary Nelson Ronald W Schlueter Joseph Kehoe Ronald Schlueter George Swessel Frank Zawacki Mark Milinovich Thomas Zepecki Daniel Ragan Richard Kuzminski Karen Sostarich Ralph Lisowski G.E. Kalb 1991 -1993 1981 -1983 Patrick McCarrier John Bernader R. Sikorski Russell J. Budzisz W. J. Fox, III Ronald Schlueter F.J. Mahsem B. Czarnezki Mary Nelson Ronald W. Schlueter Mark Milinovich Thomas Zepecki K.. Kwiatkowski William J. LaPlant Karen Sostarich Ralph Lisows ki George E. Kalb R. Kuzminski E.J. Wruck
Alderpersons 1993 –Present
1993 -1995 2005 -2007 Patrick McCarrier Mary Nelson Patrick S. Moran Michael McCarthy Jeffrey Plale John Logic R. Patrick Stoner Ramon Navarro D.S. Marlowe, Jr. Thomas Zepecki Richard A. Raduenz Thomas G. Zepecki Karen Sostarich Ralph Lisowski James Shelenske David Bartoshevich Peggy Clark 1995 -1997 Michael Janke Thomas Seney 2007 -2009 J. Plale/P. Stoner John Logic Michael J. McCarthy Mike Karbowski Mark Milinovich Thomas Zepecki R. Patrick Stoner Ramon Navarro Don Forecki Richard Kopaczewski James Shelenske Lisa M. Pieper David Bartoshevich Donald Stewart 1997 -1999 Michael Janke John P. Baumgartner 2009 -2011 John M. Logic Jay R. Schlueter Michael J. McCarthy Mike Karbowski Dean S. Marlowe, Jr. Thomas G. Zepecki R. Patrick Stoner Ramon Navarro David Bartoshevich Richard Kopaczewski James Shelenske Lisa M. Pieper David Bartoshevich Erik Brooks 1999 -2001 Michael Janke John P. Baumgartner 2011 -2013 R. Patrick Stoner Mike Johnson Craig Maas Mike Karbowski Dean S. Marlowe, Jr. Thomas G. Zepecki R. Patrick Stoner Ramon Navarro David Bartoshevich Richard Kopaczewski Joseph Bukowski Lisa M. Pieper David Bartoshevich Erik Brooks 2001 -2003 Patrick S. Moran John P. Baumgartner 2013 -2015 R. Patrick Stoner Mike Johnson Craig Maas Frank Van Dusen III Richard A. Raduenz Thomas G. Zepecki R. Patrick Stoner Ramon Navarro David Bartoshevich Robert Glowacki Joseph Bukowski Lisa M. Pieper David Bartoshevich Erik Brooks 2003 -2005 Peggy Clark Patrick S. Moran John P. Baumgartner R. Patrick Stoner Ramon Navarro 2018 -Present Richard A. Raduenz Thomas G. Zepecki Craig Maass Brett Briesemeister David Bartoshevich Peggy Clark R. Patrick Stoner Ramon Navarro Joseph Bukowski Lisa M. Pieper David Bartoshevich Peggy Clark
2018 —Elected Officials
Standing (L -R) Craig Maass, Peggy Clark, R. Patrick Stoner, Joseph Bukowski, Lisa Pieper, Brett Briesemeister, Seated (L -R) Ramon Navarro, Erik Brooks, David Bartoshevich, William Fenger
2013 —Elected Officials
Standing (L -R) Craig Maass, Ramon Navarro, Frank Van Dusen III, Erick Brooks, R. Patrick Stoner, Joseph Bukowski, David Bartoshevich, Seated (L -R) Joseph Murphy, Karen, Skowronski, Thomas Zepecki, James Shelenske, William Fenger
Appointed Officials
2018
Standing Back Row (L -R) City Attorney Christopher Smith, Daniel Ratajski -Street, Andrew Bakalarski -Wastewater Standing Front Row (L -R) Sandra Quinlan -Senior Center, Jacqueline Ove -Health, Stephanie Hacker -Economic Development, Tamara Mayzik -Administrator, Karen Skowronski -Treasurer, Elizabeth Champe -Library Seated (L -R) James Shelenske -Clerk, Joseph Knitter -Fire, William Jessup -Police, Douglas Fischer -Water, Kyle Vandercar -Engineer, Patrick Brever -Assistant Administrator